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Student art on display

WESTFORD -- An array of artwork by talented students from Chelmsford High School fills the walls of the Gallery of Floral Arts, located at 169 Littleton Road through May.

"It is wonderful to showcase the work by these wonderful student artists," said Georgia Spanos, the gallery owner.

Included in the exhibit is a wide variety of artwork. There are graphite sketches, watercolors, scratch art, acrylics, collages and pen and inks.

Many of these students have been accepted to art school and hope to further their artistic endeavors with future study.

A reception will be held on Saturday, May 25, from 1 to 3 p.m.

The exhibit is held in conjunction with the Chelmsford Art Society.

In other CAS news, an exhibit by members Diane Harvey and Mary Arnold is on through the end of June at Summer Place, 20 Summer St., Chelmsford. New member Jim Murray is showing his paintings at Chelmsford Town Offices, 50 Billerica Road, through the end of June.

BRUNCH BUNCH: 119 Gallery, 119 Chelmsford St., Lowell hosts brunch and discussion on climate change this Sunday, May 19, at noon. Richard Culter from Climate Change Reality and Vanessa Rule from Mothers Out Fronts will lead the discussion.

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The event is held in conjunction with the "Weathering Art." on view at the gallery. Visit www.119gallery.org.

ALL DOLLED UP: The Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union St., Clinton, presents "The Russian Matryoshka Nesting Doll" from May 18 through July 20. The traveling exhibition from the Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis features 83 unique, colorful Matryoshka, the wooden nesting dolls of decreasing size placed one inside the other. Saturday is family day and features tours, arts and crafts activities inspired by the nesting dolls. Visit www.museumofrussianicons.org.

FREE FAMILY FRIDAY: The Discovery Museums of Acton offer "Especially for Me," an evening of hands-on fun for families with children on the autism spectrum, on Saturday, May 18, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Music therapist Romy Wilhelm will be on hand. Free, but registrations required. Contact fun@discoverymuseums.org.

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